Surf Break

Lat Long: 57.48° N 1.79° W

Sandford Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 08 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Sandford Bay sea temperature is
13.3°C
1.7° 

Sandford Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Sandford Bay today (08 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Sandford Bay at 11PM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a North direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Oct)--
Afternoon (08 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (08 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)9s

Table - waves today at Sandford Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the WNW by Sat morning).

Thu
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.5
N
9
1.2
S
5
1.3
S
6
1.2
S
6
0.6
NNE
9
0.6
NNE
9
0.6
NNE
9
0.5
NNE
9
0.5
N
10
0.5
N
10
0.5
NNE
12
0.5
NNE
12
0.6
NNE
12
0.6
NNE
11
0.6
NNE
11
1.4
NW
6
1.2
NNW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
43
44
43
63
101
92
65
66
66
50
52
50
78
77
104
95
91
139
120
Wind (km/h)
5
SSW
25
SSW
35
SSW
40
S
30
SSW
15
SSW
10
W
35
WNW
30
WNW
20
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
35
W
40
W
50
WNW
45
WNW
40
WNW
35
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
00:11AM3.36m
12:51PM3.29m
00:52AM3.49m
1:25PM3.37m
Low Tide
6:03PM0.66m
6:28AM0.07m
6:43PM0.46m
7:06AM0.00m
7:19PM0.33m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
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7:26
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7:28
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6:22
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6:21
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6:17
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 mm
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4
5
1
4
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1
1
1
1
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Temp °C
11
11
9
10
11
10
11
11
12
10
9
9
10
9
8
10
11
10
10
Feels °C
8
5
1
2
5
7
9
4
5
5
3
3
4
1
-1
0
1
1
2
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